How long should it take to export an hour long file from FCPX using compressor 4

Hi I am new to the FCPX world and bought compressor 4 to speed up the exporting process. I used the setting MPEG 2 DVD setting. MY hour long ceremony with multicam cuts and 1 layer of effects is now on it's 7th hour of exporting. Is this normal or should I be worried?

Model Name:          iMac
Model Identifier:          iMac12,2
Processor Name:          Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:          2.7 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          4
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          6 MB
Memory:          4 GB
I am exporting a wedding ceremony so cutting to shorter isn't an option. Will try the media share. I have read something
on "CReative Cow" one person said something about exporting to QT as a reference movie then using that to compress via compressor. This is very frustrating. The time has crept up to 11 hours. It's rediculous that it takes this long!!
Thanks for any advice you have!!
Nona

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